President Biden pledged to reject GOP moves to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax.
: House votes to ban China from getting U.S. oil reserves, as top analyst dismisses bill
The Republican-led House on Thursday votes to approve a bill that would block U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases from going to China.
Key Words: Sam Bankman-Fried posts detailed defense online while under house arrest: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and former chief executive of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is back online, reviving his defense via a new public forum, while under house arrest at his parents’ home in California.
Coronavirus Update: COVID subvariant dominant in northeastern U.S. has a growth advantage and may have greater ability to evade immunity than earlier strains, WHO says
XBB.1.5 has a growth advantage over other omicron subvariants, and early data suggest it has a greater ability to evade immunity, as well.
Futures Movers: Oil prices eye a 6th straight gain as the dollar weakens after U.S. inflation data
U.S. oil prices look to tally a sixth straight session gain on Thursday on continued optimism over China and dollar weakness after U.S. inflation data.
The Margin: This discontinued pasta is selling for almost $200 on eBay
Fans have been mourning the loss of this miniature, star-shaped pasta variety
: Want to estimate your monthly energy bill in a new home — before you buy it? This new service may help.
A new feature from a brokerage can help home shoppers estimate monthly utilities payments.
Metals Stocks: Gold ends at highest since April as U.S. CPI reading ‘marks the beginning of the end for high inflation’
Gold settles Thursday at a more than 8-month high, after a reading on the U.S. consumer-price index signals a further slowdown in inflation at the end of 2022.
Retirement Hacks: Which comes first – emergency savings or your retirement goals?
A retirement plan will help you in the future, but only if you’re able to pay for the unexpected today
Key Words: ‘I don’t think Web3 was that big or that metaverse stuff alone was revolutionary but AI is quite revolutionary’: Bill Gates
In a Reddit post on Wednesday evening, Bill Gates answered questions about the metaverse, artificial intelligence, among other hot topics.